Jack & Jill's Childcare Radford
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Plymouth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
PL9 9JLWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 16 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the setting and feel safe in the staff's care. They arrive confidently and some forget to say goodbye to their parents at the door in their eagerness to greet their friends and see what activities staff have set out for them.
On occasions when children arrive feeling upset, staff use what they know about the children and their interests to settle them in quickly. Children form strong attachments with the friendly staff team. They cuddle in close to staff as they listen to a story and ask to sit on their lap.
Children benefit from a broad curriculum that helps them develop their skills and knowledge in good preparation for later learning, including at school. They are keen to get involved when staff read to them, joining in with the actions and calling out the refrains. Children build their muscle strength, balance and coordination when moving around the garden in different ways. For example, they learn to propel themselves on scooters and ride-on toys. Children persevere at difficult tasks, such as following staff's instructions to use tweezers to pick up small items.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support and coaching for staff to enhance the quality of their practice, with particular regard to building children's confidence and skills to manage tasks for themselves n support staff to develop the quality and consistency of their interactions with children to provide more opportunities for children to think, speak and express themselves n develop the planning of the curriculum to target children's learning needs more precisely and consistently provide good challenge for each child.
- 14 November 2022Good
- 22 June 2017Good
- 25 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack & Jill's Childcare Radford
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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